Ekman Surname

40,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekman Surname Definition:

-- Aikman, q.v.

Ekman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,6281:1,291111
Finland1,8051:3,045485
United States1,2301:294,68227,291
Poland6831:55,6508,771
Denmark1961:28,8002,986
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Norway1381:37,2635,279
Israel891:96,15311,162
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Ukraine671:679,44371,859
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Australia611:442,55234,724
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
England371:1,505,89364,828
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
France291:2,290,439180,028
Hungary271:363,56625,782
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Oman41:921,9937,313
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Ekman (239) may also be a first name.

Ekman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

-- Aikman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ekman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ekman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ekman (Arabic: عكمان, Hindi: एकमन, Russian: Экман) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ekman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 40,838th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 568,629 people. The surname Ekman is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Ekman are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 578,640th most numerous first name globally, borne by 239 people.

The surname Ekman is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 7,628 people, or 1 in 1,291. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Sweden Ekman exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Ekman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ekman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ekman surname rose 1,430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ekman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ekman surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Ekman last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Ekman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning 339,404 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.49% more than the national average, earning R 443,160 per year; in United States they earn 15.64% more than the national average, earning $49,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $48,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckman917,030/
Hekman912,331/
Ekmann91429/
Eakman91377/
Eekman91276/
Gekman91268/
Eskman91174/
Eikman91128/
Ekmane9175/
Eykman9161/
Jekman916/
Ekmang914/
Ekhman912/
Oekman911/
Ekmaan911/
Ekmman911/
Yekman911/
Ekkman911/
Eukman910/
Ekmand910/
Heckman8313,615/
Eckmann833,956/
Hoekman833,205/
Eykhman83729/
Eeckman83607/
Eickman83465/
Eijkman83269/
Eikmann83140/
Gekhman8366/
Eikhman8342/
Hekhman8336/
Hekmann8335/
Heikman8330/
Eiskman8321/
Eykmann8310/
Geykman835/
Gekmann834/
Eckmanq833/
Heykman833/
Hiekman832/
Heekman832/
Eikeman832/
Eckhman832/
Jekhman831/
Euckman831/
Jeckman831/
Oekmann831/
Eizkman831/
Ehkmann831/
Gehkman831/
Heskman830/
Heakman830/
Eykeman830/
Akman8052,708/
Okman801,166/
Ikman80128/
Ekmon8040/
Ykman8015/
Ökman804/
Ecman803/
Heckmann7716,891/
Eickmann771,841/
Eeckeman77394/
Hoeckman77102/
Geykhman77100/
Heickman7757/
Heikhman7740/
Heekmann7731/
Hiekmann7719/
Eyckmann7717/
Geikhman7710/
Hekmatin7710/
Eykhmann778/
Ekmanova774/
Hoekmann772/
Heukmann772/
Jeackman771/
Heckmamn771/
Heckmanq771/
Hieckman771/
Ehickman771/
Eickmand771/
Heikmann771/
Hejckman771/
Eakmaung771/
Heuckman770/
Eickeman770/
Heckmaun770/
Geckmain770/
Heikeman770/
Aikman734,470/
Hakman732,299/
Ackman732,026/
Okhman73543/
Ockman73468/
Hikman73196/
Akhman73192/
Hokman73181/
Yıkman73106/
Akkman7379/
Hecman7359/
Akmann7339/
Ickman7323/
Hykman7321/
Ikhman7313/
Gikman7311/
Đakman7311/
Yokman7310/
Jecman739/
Iokman739/
Ajkman738/
Șecman735/
Ecmane734/
Akmanh733/
Jikman733/
Hökman733/
Gecman732/
Ikmane732/
Aakman731/
Eckmam731/
Eicman731/
Akmaan731/
Ikmain731/
Jekmon731/
Oikman731/
Aekmon731/
Ahkman731/
Eckmon730/
Eikmam730/
Hieckmann71163/
Heuckmann71150/
Heickmann7189/
Heyckmann716/
Hoeckmann713/
Ekhmanova712/
Ehikhmhan712/
Heckmannn712/
Heeckmann711/
Heickeman711/
Haeckmann711/
Hechkmann711/
Hickman6770,771/
Hackman6714,776/
Hockman673,447/
Haakman67868/
Ackmann67832/
Hejcman67296/
Hakmann67115/
Yockman67100/
Hokhman6796/
Huykman6769/
Akmahan6758/
Heijckmann6747/
Oykhman6743/
Oikhman6741/
Gikhman6734/
Aakmann6734/
Hakmaan6728/
Hekmeyn6722/
Heicman6718/
Ockmann6718/
Heckmon6713/
Hokmann6712/
Häckman679/
Goykman678/
Jekmein676/
Gickman675/
Ekmoung675/
Ekmoune674/
Akhmaan674/
Aickman673/
Hitkman672/
Hikmann672/
Eckmannova672/
Iokmann672/
Hykhman672/
Aikeman671/
Heckmanová671/
Ickmann671/
Hidkman671/
Escmann671/
Eskmond671/
Goikman671/
Aackman671/
Ajckman671/
Yokhman671/
Eckmannová671/
Ekmounk671/
Heykmam671/
Eascman670/
Haykman670/
Hakhman670/
Hykeman670/
Ahkmann670/
Hyckman670/
Ackmaun670/
Heckmam670/
Hekmont670/
Haikman670/

Ekman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekman in the Hindi language
एकमनekamana-
Ekman in the Russian language
Экманekman-
Ekman in the Arabic language
عكمانkman-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis